Almost one-third of births in the U.S. are delivered by cesarean section — or C-section. Surgical births are performed in the hospital, with a medical team present. Gentle C-sections allow you more ...

Having a baby is one of the best moments in a mother’s life. While it brings immense joy, the toll it takes on the body ...

Four teams were assembled at Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute to save a mother. — -- In any emergency medical procedure, doctors are quick to make a plan and jump into action. But for the ...

Community Regional Medical Center in downtown Fresno photographed on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. Community Regional Medical Center in downtown Fresno was recently fined almost $90,000 for wrongfully ...

An Alexis wound retractor (AWR) “about the size of a dinner plate” was accidentally left in a woman’s abdomen after giving birth via c-section in 2020 Getty A surgical device “about the size of a ...

In case you didn’t know, the month of April is Cesarean Awareness Month. It’s a campaign done to help educate people about both the risks and benefits of surgical births. C-sections for first-time ...

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — A recent study is highlighting the need for less invasive surgical options for women with a prior C-section who subsequently need a hysterectomy. Dr. Daniel Gomez, a minimally ...

A C-section is a common and generally safe surgery to deliver a baby, but it’s still a major surgery with potential risks. Knowing about possible complications ahead of time helps parents prepare ...

Some physicians are doing unnecessary and invasive surgery on pregnant patients “to preserve the appearance of not doing an abortion.” Surgeons performing a “classic cesarean section.” When news that ...

LONDON -- A surgical tool "the size of a dinner plate" has been discovered inside a woman's abdomen 18 months after undergoing a caesarean section while giving birth to her child, health officials ...

A woman in Italy has successfully given birth to a baby while undergoing brain surgery, thanks to a team of doctors from across several disciplines. The procedure happened in the Molinette hospital in ...